Basic Charge – Single Phase & Three Phase
This fixed monthly charge covers some of the set costs associated with having electric service, costs the company incurs regardless of the amount of electricity used (i.e. cost of meters, meter reading, billing, record-keeping, etc.).
City Franchise Tax
This charge is collected on behalf of the city. All taxes are remitted to the city for its use.
Demand charge (kW)
Demand charge is measured in kilowatts (kW). This is a measurement of capacity or the rate at which energy is used. Demand represents the greatest amount of energy used in 15-minute intervals during a billing cycle. High demand is usually associated with equipment start-up, which requires higher energy use than routine operations.
Efficiency & STEP Programs
This collects funds for demand-side management programs, which are offered to help customers lower their energy usage. Funds also support initiatives in the Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan, including programs for electric vehicles, clean coal research, solar energy and innovative technologies intended to curb emissions and improve air quality.
Energy Balancing Account (EBA) Rate
The EBA is a price adjustment (either credit or debit) that accounts for differences between actual power costs and the level of power costs that were set in customer rates. Power costs are the variable costs of providing customers with energy, including such things as fuel and the cost to purchase power from other producers. Power costs are offset by wholesale sales the Company makes to other utilities and entities that purchase wholesale power.
Energy charge (kWh)
Electricity is measured in watts, like gasoline is measured in gallons. A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is 1,000 watts used steadily for one hour – a measurement of the rate of electrical energy used multiplied by the length of time it is used. The average Rocky Mountain Power customer uses approximately 709 kWh per month or 8,508 kWh per year.
Energy Charge (Block 1, Block 2): This charge reflects the costs of providing and producing electricity not recovered through the basic charge. Customers are charged based on the number of kilowatt-hours (kWh) used. Usage of 0-400 kWh is charged at the lowest rate (Block 1), and all additional kWh usage above 400 at the higher rate (Block 2).
Home Electric Lifeline Program
This state-mandated surcharge is used to collect funds for the Low-Income Residential Lifeline Program in Utah.
Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax
This charge is collected on behalf of the city. All taxes are remitted to the city for its use.
Power factor or reactive power (kvar)
Power factor (or reactive power), measured in kilovolt-amperes (kvar), results from equipment that draws more current from the electrical system than usual. Customers can reduce this charge by turning off unused motors and other equipment and by installing capacitors.
Rate schedule
Identifies rate category for your service address. This determines the rate you are billed.
Renewable Energy Adjustment
Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) are used for transferring, trading, selling or buying environmental benefits associated with renewable energy. Rocky Mountain Power sells a portion of the RECs it generates yearly. Revenues from sales are credited against the cost of providing energy. The market value and the quantity of RECs sold vary year to year. The Renewable Energy Adjustment on customer statements can be either a credit or debit based on the actual REC revenues received.
Time of Day rates
A rate system for customers designed to reflect the higher energy costs during the peak months of the year and hours of the day.
Utah Sales Tax
Rocky Mountain Power collects sales tax for the Utah State Tax Commission as required to conduct business in the state of Utah.